In the 1990s, state Attorneys General learned how to leverage their resources when they retained private counsel to sue the tobacco industry. The private attorneys worked on contingency, meaning they ...
Washington, D.C. — March 2, 2026— The Barbara McDowell Social Justice Center (the “Center”) announced the launch of its Special Impact Litigation Grant Program, a new funding opportunity designed to ...
Some firms are considering "impact litigation" in an effort to go beyond helping individuals and targeting legal issues that involve systemic problems facing our communities – cases that make an even ...